Hector Olivera Receives 82-Game Suspension  —  Braves outfielder Hector Olivera has accepted an 82-game suspension, without pay, under Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy, the league announced earlier this afternoon.  Olivera's suspension is retroactive to April 30 and will run through Aug. 1.

Harrison's 2-Run Double Helps Pirates Top Diamondbacks 8-3  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 26, 2016, 5:28 P.M. E.D.T.  —  PITTSBURGH — Josh Harrison came off the bench to hit a two-out, two-run double in the sixth inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-3 on Thursday.

Red Sox To Activate Eduardo Rodriguez, Move Clay Buchholz To Pen  —  The Red Sox have some important pitching changes in the works, as Tim Britton of the Providence Journal reports on Twitter.  Manager John Farrell says that the club will activate lefty Eduardo Rodriguez to start on Tuesday …

Rex and Rob: The Battling (and Babbling) Buffalo Bros  —  Grand plans, tied hands and lap bands.  The chatter is fast, furious and full of bad words as the Ryan twins discuss their 2015 failures, their sideline reunion and how the Bills will beat the big, bad Belichick once and for all

Jackie Bradley Jr.'s hit streak comes to an end in Red Sox loss  —  BOSTON — Jon Gray walked into Fenway Park on Thursday just a week removed from the worst pitching performance of his young career.  —  He bounced back by silencing the best offensive team in the majors.

Springer Homers Twice as Astros Beat Orioles 4-2  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 26, 2016, 11:39 P.M. E.D.T.  —  HOUSTON — George Springer homered twice and the Houston Astros set a major league record for strikeouts in a three-game series, finishing a sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with a 4-2 win Thursday night.

MLB Rumor Central: Shelby Miller to the minors?  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks are mulling the idea of sending struggling right-hander Shelby Miller to the minor leagues.  —  “We want to get him on track the best way we can.  We will figure it out and do what's needed,” …

Bautista's 1-Game Suspension Upheld, Will Sit Out Friday  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 27, 2016, 5:04 P.M. E.D.T.  —  TORONTO — Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista has had his one-game suspension upheld by Major League Baseball and will serve his penalty Friday, missing Toronto's home game against the Boston Red Sox.

Mock Draft 4.0  —  As we've written before, as the draft draws closer, college players move up draft boards and high school players go down.  —  With teams finishing their meetings and sending scouts in packs to evaluate players at college conference tournaments, some of the names …

Who's Hitting The Ball Harder This Year, And Who's Just Getting Lucky?  —  We're just over a quarter of the way into the 2016 MLB season, and the statistics have begun to settle down.  Mike Trout leads all hitters in wins above replacement, and Clayton Kershaw dominates nearly every conceivable pitching metric by a healthy margin.

Mike Moustakas Out For Season With Torn ACL  —  3:58pm: Moustakas is indeed out for the season, manager Ned Yost confirmed to reporters, including Rustin Dodd of the Kansas City Star (Twitter link).  —  3:17pm: The Royals announced today (via Twitter) that third baseman Mike Moustakas …

Alex Rodriguez Goes Quietly in His Return, and So Do the Yankees  —  A few minutes before the first pitch of Thursday's game between the Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays, Alex Rodriguez was introduced as the designated hitter for the first time since May 4, when a strained right hamstring sent him to the disabled list.